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I have to say that this was the least interesting and engaging podcast in a long time. It started out fine, but the interminable bit in the middle about dietary choices just bored me senseless and in the end I skipped through most of the show. it was a little like hearing someone describe a weird dream they once had. Why would I care?

Sorry Michael, soy milk does not increase circulating estrogen levels in human men, and has no effect on sexual performance. Almond milk IS delicious and I’m not saying don’t drink it, but don’t think you need to avoid soy milk because it will increase your estrogen levels. Alternatively, the claims that it helps alleviate menopause symptoms in women also doesn’t really pan out. Soy milk is NOT a panacea, but it’s tasty and won’t hurt you.

I’m disappointed in myself now. There’s nothing sadder than listening to Michael and saying to myself, “Maybe I should eat less meat” while I’m going through a McDonalds drive through, or a few minutes later thinking, “yeah, I should work out four days a week as well”, while snarfing down one of my three cheeseburgers. Sigh.

About a year ago, Dick Van Dyke was on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me on NPR, and he flabbergasted Peter Sagal by telling him that there are lyrics to the theme of The Dick Van Dyke show AND THEN SANG THEM ALL FROM MEMORY. It was simply fantastic.

If we weren’t supposed to eat meat, we wouldn’t have evolved teeth designed to eat it. The problem is the we, as Americans, and I’m generalizing, don’t understand the concept of moderation. Too much of anything will kill you. Shit, I remember a story of a woman who died of WATER poisioning from drinking a shit ton of it for a radio contest…

That said, to each his own, and if being vegetarian or vegan makes you happy, do it, just don’t force it on me 😀

Fork Over Knives is full of nothing bulls**t propaganda and bad science. (Uses corralative occurences as causitive evidence & the big China study they rely on so much has been proven to be flawed.) There’s nothing wrong with eating meat, but it’s an issue of quality and quantity that makes it unhealthy. Grass fed FTW.